![]() Russians and Uzbeks were encouraged to settle in Tajikistan. It was Soviet leader Stalin who decided to let parts of the Tajik territories remain in Uzbekistan as some sort of punishment. The area had previously been included in Uzbekistan. It was only in 1929 that the Tajik Soviet Republic was created. When the Soviet Union began taking an interest in the Central Asian region the Tajiks rejected the Russian advances. Typical mountain scenery is depicted on Fig 2. ![]() The climate is distinctly continental with very hot summers and cold winters. Tajikistan is very much a mountainous country with the highest peak reaching 7.495 metres. Fig 1 shows Ali Hamadani (1314-1385), a famous poet and Muslim theologian who is buried at Khatlan in Tajikistan. There are quite a few Tajik stamp issues featuring personalities from the country’s glorious past. Today these cities are located in the neighbouring republic of Uzbekistan. Historically the cities of Bukhara and Samarkand have been the main centres of Tajik cultural and spiritual life. From a linguistic point of view, the Tajik language is very similar to Persian. The Tajik currency unit is the somoni which derives its name from Ismail Somoni (849-907) who is considered to be the founding father of the Tajik nation. It is an ancient country located just north of Afghanistan. It is doubtful if the stamps of the Central Asian state of Tajikistan have attracted the attention of world wide collectors to any greater degree.
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